Future of Antartica — Greener and More Robots The future of Antarctica is greener, cheaper and will probably involve more sharing. Oh, and more robots. Those are some of the likely recommendations of a blue ribbon panel looking at how the United States will conduct science on the frozen continent during the next two decades. The U.S. spends about $380 million each year to support more than 1,200 scientists and support personnel in Antarctica. The last time officials did this big a review, they decided to build a new base at the South Pole and a one-square kilometer neutrino observatory under the ice cap. keep reading Photo: A penguin on Snow Island, Antarctica. Corbis

Future of Antartica — Greener and More Robots

The future of Antarctica is greener, cheaper and will probably involve more sharing.

Oh, and more robots.

Those are some of the likely recommendations of a blue ribbon panel looking at how the United States will conduct science on the frozen continent during the next two decades.

The U.S. spends about $380 million each year to support more than 1,200 scientists and support personnel in Antarctica. The last time officials did this big a review, they decided to build a new base at the South Pole and a one-square kilometer neutrino observatory under the ice cap.

keep reading

Photo: A penguin on Snow Island, Antarctica. Corbis

Source: news.discovery.com

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